Monthly Archives: December 2009

WCHS swim team. The members of the White County High School swim team are (Front row, l to r): Jessica Rodriguez, Caroline Anderson and Becky Maine. Back row, Hunter Rains, Coach Ken Craig, Chase Winningham and Jonathan Craig.

White County High School has branched out over the past few years adding new sports to the athletic program.
A little over 10 years ago, soccer was added to the list. Over the past four years, cross country and track have been started back up and then last year, bowling got underway.
Also last winter, the swim team got its start, but only got to compete in one meet. This … Read More

Dorothy Jane Miller, 64, passed away Nov. 28, 2009, at Cookeville Regional Medical Center.
Ms. Miller was born June 4, 1945, in Spencer, to Harvey and Bertha Mae Simmons Miller.
She was preceded in death by her parents and a daughter, Jane K. Walling.
Survivors include her sister, Anna Lattimore, of Sparta; Alice Miller, of Dunkirk, of New York; niece, Lorie Shockley, of Sparta; three grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral service was 2 p.m., Dec. 1, 2009, at Hunter Funeral Home, with burial in Highland Cemetery. David Lee England officiated.
Hunter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Adelin Evelyn (Jo) Herd, formerly of White County, passed away, Nov. 25, 2009, in Tyler, Texas. Mrs. Herd was a resident of Yantis, Texas.
She was born Nov. 20, 1933, in Putnam County, to James William and Laura Elizabeth England Walker.
Mrs. Herd was preceded in death by her parents and two sisters, Johnnie Mae Walker and Jimmie Ann Swoape Hayes.
She was retired from Baylor Hospital Radiology Associates.
Survivors include her husband of 57 years, Richard Herd of Yantis, Texas; two sons, James Douglas Herd and wife Shanna, Alan Herd and wife Deana, all of Fort Worth, Texas; two sisters, Virginia Faye Walker, Geraldine Bradley and husband … Read More

Zelma Mae Roller, 94, of McMinnville, passed away Nov. 27, 2009, at NHC Healthcare of McMinnville.
Mrs. Roller was born March 28, 1915, in Warren County.
She had been a homemaker and a member of Dibrell Church of Christ.
Mrs. Roller was preceded in death by her parents, James Lee and Rosa Glenn Mitchell; husband, James (Jimmy) Roller; and sister, Elsie Williamson.
Survivors include her daughters, Lois Foutch and husband Glenn, of Smyrna, Brenda Sims and husband Dale, of Sparta; brothers, Everette Mitchell, Hardie Mitchell and wife Juanita, all of Dibrell; grandchildren, Todd Foutch and wife Nina, of Smyrna, Cynthia Suzette Richardson and husband Timothy, of Cookeville, Brad … Read More

Overton Lesley, 66, of Sparta, passed away Nov. 29, 2009, at his residence.
Mr. Lesley was born Jan. 21, 1943, in White County, to Cecil David Lesley and Maggie Gertrude Jones Lesley.
He had been a furniture maker.
Mr. Lesley was preceded in death by his parents.
Survivors include his daughter, Tammy Anway and her son, Dakota, both of Sparta; sons, David Lesley, of Cookeville, Overton Ivan Lesley and wife Redina, of Texas, and their children, Overton Daniel, Bryan Marshall, Jessica Thyme, Alexander Kaelyn, Helen Lorraine and Florence Corrine Lesley.
Funeral service was 11 a.m., Dec. 1, 2009, graveside, at Plainview Cemetery, on Highway 84. Earl Alverson officiated.

“Perception is not always reality”
I, as we all do, sometimes take things for granted. We are all too often left assuming that people know what you stand for, know what you believe in, then all of the sudden you are confronted with the fact that the truth is anything but what you perceived. I, and my fellow Republicans, am caught in this as we debate some of the most important issues that this country has ever faced. I’ve been reminded of that recently, and it’s my hope that all Conservatives will remind themselves that what is perceived is not always what reality is.
Now, more than ever … Read More

An Ohio man, traveling with his family for the holidays, was injured on Crossville Highway, Nov. 24, after the vehicle he was driving was struck by a yellow-colored tractor-trailer, which left the scene.

Carl Cummings Wallace, 91, of Sparta, passed away Nov. 29, 2009, at Life Care Center of Sparta.
Mr. Wallace was born Sept. 5, 1918, in Sparta, to Mal Cummings Wallace and Emma Passons Wallace.
He served in the U.S. Navy.
Mr. Wallace was preceded in death by his parents and his wife, Leta Mae Hickman Wallace.
Survivors include his daughter, Carol Capshaw and husband William, of Bluffton, S.C.; three grandchildren, Christal (Robert) Gauss, of Indiana, Steve (Jennifer) Capshaw, of Massachusetts, William (Hollis) Capshaw, of Virginia; eight great-grandchildren; and niece and nephew, Joan and Blanchard Tubb, of Sparta.
Funeral service will … Read More